Records show TDOT received pothole calls days before motorcycle crash

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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

A 51-year-old grandmother remains in a coma after a motorcycle crash police say was caused by a pothole on Interstate 40, and newly released TDOT records show the pothole may have been known to road crews in the days leading up to the crash.

Records show on Saturday, May 5 a TDOT crew was dispatched to the exact mile marker of the crash location for emergency pothole repairs.

“This could have been an old pothole that was patched and the fix popped out because of all the rain we got,” Doughty said. “It’s difficult to say but they are telling us that is not the specific place they patched on Saturday.”

Doughty also told News4 part of the uncertainty stems from the fact there were a number of different potholes in the exact same area.

Doughty said after the emergency repairs were made Saturday, TDOT received four voicemails about additional potholes in the same area.

An administrative assistant forwarded the messages to the maintenance office Monday morning and a crew was dispatched to do permanent paving work.

Doughty said the crew was en route to do the paving work when the motorcycle crash occurred.

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